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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… which can cause encephalitis and has a case fatality rate of around 10 percent. “For us,” he says, “that … was experiencing eye problems, perhaps due to the lingering effects of Lyme. To help me understand how the town of … north. And as Ostfeld has stated in interviews with other publications, it is likely doing the same for the …
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Antidepressant pollution alters crayfish behavior, with impacts to stream ecosystems
… streams and rivers globally, but little is known about its effects on animals and ecosystems. A new study , … found in streams impact crayfish, and how these changes reverberate through stream ecosystems.” … in streams, where they eat invertebrates, break down leaf litter, and cycle nutrients. They are stress-tolerant and …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… used on airport runways. Chloride salts (such as sodium, calcium, and magnesium chlorides) are almost one-tenth the … protective layer of metal components in car chassis and accelerate tyre ageing. In China, from 2005 to 2020, car … growing awareness of the harmful environmental and health effects of sodium chloride salts, their “sheer …
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Dr. Jazlynn Hall
… in ecology, hydrology, and geography to identify the effects of forest disturbance from extreme events on carbon … community assessing forest damage from Hurricane Maria. She collaborated with scientists at the USGS, USFS, and NASA to evaluate the extent of the forest damage using remote sensing methods and …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:34
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Dr. Evan Gora
… forest ecology, lightning, plant death, decomposition 845 677-7600 … biodiversity and nutrient cycling. However, plant mortality rates are shifting with climate change and putting these key … landscape and beyond. Much of this research focuses on the effects of a rarely studied phenomenon – lightning – and …
ltumblety - 11/15/2023 - 14:10
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Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist
Living with wildfire: Q&A with Winslow Hansen, Forest Ecologist We should expect that the direct and indirect effects of fire will be an increasingly prevalent part of … in much of North American forests is increasing at a rapid rate. We should expect that the direct and indirect effects …
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Dr. David L. Strayer
… whose current work focuses on measuring the long-term effects of zebra mussels on the Hudson River ecosystem, and … from the water. These animals can have large, pervasive effects on aquatic ecosystems. Strayer is currently … of species and ecosystems. In addition to his scientific publications, Strayer has written several dozen essays for …
ltumblety - 11/10/2023 - 15:40
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Victoria Kelly
… been used to understand the dynamics of road salt and the effects of climate change on precipitation chemistry. … and monitoring of water at the landscape scale. Recent publications include Road Salt: The Problem, The Solution, …
ltumblety - 08/01/2023 - 09:43
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Helium balloons impose a toll on our air, land, and sea
… accumulate in bodies of water, where they are eaten by invertebrates and fishes. Microplastics have even been found … are readily transported by air and water currents. The effects of microplastics on aquatic life are not well … size and time in the environment. Keeping plastic litter out of our bodies of water is essential to reducing …
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A lethal tick-borne disease is spreading in the US, driven by climate change
… a serious bout of the illness continue to experience the effects of the disease, such as loss of muscle mass and … the ones that land people in hospitals. The true extent of the virus’ reach throughout the U.S., experts … even when a patient presents with symptoms, doctors may not accurately diagnose the disease because of its rarity. …
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